In an organization’s pursue of business agility, new ways of working must be adapted to the purpose, the context, and the practices within the organization.
It is by evoking simple concepts in everyday language that we engage teams in discussions to help understand the new ways of working. The result of the discussions would be the identification of constraints and how they prevent and/or slow down the transition. The implementation plan of the new way of doing things and the manipulation of the constraints provide the sense of the proposed change.
The concepts can be presented in a suggestive way
How about if the reasons (the purpose) for the new approach to work were,
– to achieve maximum productivity with a minimum of unnecessary effort, while achieving a desired result, and
– to behave in the expected manner, while adapting to changing conditions.
(Note: this invokes the concepts of efficiency and effectiveness, predictability and adaptability – the basis of business agility)
… and the circumstances (the context) for the new approach to work were guided by principles such as,
simplicity, priority, responsibility, cooperation, continuous production of value, communication loops, and continuous improvement
(Note: this invokes the principles of agility)
… and customer satisfaction is achieved through,
relevant value streams, by managing the workflow, allowing teams to take on work according to their capabilities, as they strive for perfection in continuous improvement.
(Note: this invokes Lean principles)
… and teams (the practices) were asked to,
reduce work to the lowest possible deliverable value, work on the most important thing first, to finish the work before starting a new one, seek and provide help to other team members, provide added value on a regular basis, ask for and provide feedback as often as possible, and adapt their work processes iteratively.
(Note: this invokes agile practices)
Therefore, purpose, context and practice presented in such manner engage conversations about concepts of business agility, lean, and agility. These fundamentals are the essence of an agility ecosystem.
Adaptive Ways 